Ann Gila, M.A., MFT

Ann Gila, M.A., MFTAdjunct Faculty

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Biography:

University Email: ann.gila@sofia.edu

Psychosynthesis: A Psychology of the Spirit; and A Psychotherapy of Love: Psychosynthesis in Practice. (SUNY Press)

Credentials: M.A., MFT

Education:

B.A. San Jose State University
M.A. Sonoma State University

Career:

Licensed psychotherapist in Palo Alto, California Research associate at a California state mental hospital on a research project studying young men diagnosed with schizophrenia
Completed advanced training in psychosynthesis
Worked as therapist, trainer, and editor for the Psychosynthesis Institute and the journal Synthesis in Palo Alto/San Francisco
Completed training in Gestalt Therapy with Erv and Miriam Polster
Taught at John F. Kennedy University
Taught at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology for twenty years
Taught Psychosynthesis public and professional programs in the United States, England, and Italy
Coauthor of The Primal Wound: A Transpersonal View of Trauma, Addiction, and Growth